You can configure the modules in the Navigation Pane in
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (such as Calendar, Mail, and so on)
to appear in a specific order for users, or to display only certain
modules; there are other options as well.

You use the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to distribute
registry keys that specify how modules are displayed. The
Navigation Pane options cannot be locked down by using Group
Policy.

In the dialog box, enter the information for each Navigation
Pane registry entry that you want to configure. For example, to
display four large buttons on the Navigation Pane for users, enter
the following information:

Root: HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Data type: REG_SZ

Key:
Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Preferences

Value name: NumBigModules

Value data: 4

Click OK.

When you have finished making all of your 2007 Microsoft Office
system customizations in the OCT, select Save As... in the
File menu.

Specify a unique name for the file (with an .msp file extension)
and save it in the folder of the network installation point.

Options you can configure for Navigation Pane
modules

The following table lists the registry settings you can
configure for your custom installation. You add these value entries
in the following subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Preferences

Value name

Value data (Data type)

Default value

Description

NumBigModules

REG_SZ

3

Controls how many large buttons (each representing a Navigation
Pane module) appear on the Navigation Pane. The maximum number you
can specify to be displayed is 8.

ModuleOrder

REG_SZ

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Determines the order in which the modules are displayed on the
Navigation Pane. The data is an ordered list of indexes, where each
position represents a Navigation Pane module, and the number in
that position determines where the matching module appears. The
index positions match this list: Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks,
Notes, Folder List, Shortcuts, Journal. For example, if the user
switches Mail to be the third module showing, and Contacts to be
the first, the registry value has this data:
3,2,1,4,5,6,7,8

ModuleVisible

REG_SZ

1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0

Determines whether a module is visible on the Navigation Pane.
(This does not affect the order of items listed in the Go
menu.) The values match the positions used in the module ordering
list. For example, the first position determines whether Mail is
shown. By default, the Journal is not shown in the Navigation Pane.
You can choose to not display other modules as well. For example,
to not display Contacts, Tasks, Notes, or Shortcuts, set this data:
1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0

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